2nd Blogoversary GIVEAWAY!

Hello to all my loyal and new followers/readers/creepers!

My 2nd Blogoversary is a mere 26 days away! This past year has been so fun and lots of exciting and wonderful things have happened to the blog (and myself) like the redesign and my becoming the food writer at amotherworld.com. More exciting things to come in the very near future, but for now I want to thank you all for using and reading my blog with a GIVEAWAY!

My oven got all attitude-y with me this week and decided to continue to get hotter and hotter after it reached the temperature I put in, so baking and roasting is out of the question until the repair guy comes and fixes it (hopefully soon, I'm dying over here!). It's made me really appreciate my barbeque and my slow cooker!

So in honour of my small kitchen appliance saving the day, I'm giving away a CrockPot® Slow Cooker and a General Mills prize pack!

To see a complete list of the Crockpot's features and  the General Mills Prize Pack contents, click here.

I use my slow cooker for chili, pasta sauces, pulled pork and soups, and I'm experimenting with new recipes all the time!
There will be some other goodies, tools I use in my own kitchen that I love like some silicone spatulas and Baker's Secret bakeware. When I get it all together I'll list all the items!

So now you're wondering "How do I win this fabulous prize?"

Required for entry:

Head over to lifemadedelicious.ca's collection and tell me which recipe you would make first in your new CrockPot®! While you're there I highly recommend you sign up for their newsletter, every 2 weeks you'll get an email full of yummy recipes!

Want extra entries?
Each item you do will get you ONE other chance to win (for a total of 6 chances), if you ALREADY do any of these things, they DO count! So make sure to comment for each item! You must leave each entry as a separate comment or only one comment will count.

1. Follow me @caffeinated_mom on Twitter and tweet the following statement then come back to this post and tell me you tweeted.
I just entered @caffeinated_mom's #TBMOTB 2nd Blogoversary Giveaway! Enter here: http://bit.ly/eePBkv

2. "Like" The Best Mom on the Block Facebook page
3. "Like" the Life Made Delicious Facebook page
4. Follow The Best Mom on the Block blog
5. Tell me which of the recipes you've tried from The Best Mom on the Block has been your favourite!

Important Details:

• This giveaway is open to Canadian and continental USA residents only.
• Winner will be generated via random.org. The winner will be announced on The Best Mom on the Block blog on April 13th, 2011 at 3pm EST.
• The winner will have until 4/18/11 to claim their prize, or I will choose another winner.

Disclosure: The General Mills Prize Pack was donated for this giveaway by General Mills and MomCentral. I was not monetarily compensated for a positive review or for including their products in this giveaway. I purchased the other products myself based on my own experience with them. I am not responsible for any allergies, defects or repairs that might arise now or in the future with any of the products.

Crockpot Pulled Pork

Crockpots (or slow cookers if you will) are the greatest invention for busy families and over-worked moms. You can throw a bunch of ingredients in it before you rush out the door in the morning, and when you come home 8 hours later dinner is ready and waiting for you (with minimal dishes to do, bonus!).

Even as a stay-at-home mom I appreciate the slow cooker cause every day around here isn't all sunshine and lollipops. Some days having dinner cook itself without me needing to be standing at the stove is a Godsend.

This is a popular recipe around these parts, hubs likes anything on a bun and the kids will eat anything that has barbeque sauce on it. Now, if you're feeling all energetic (more power to ya, I'm tired) you can make your own barbeque sauce and use that, but I find the jarred stuff just as good as any home made sauce I've had.

Try this recipe mid week and you'll be kissing your crockpot when you get home. (but don't really cause it's hot!)

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Crockpot Pulled Pork
1 pork picnic shoulder (around 2kg or 5lbs) untrimmed (do NOT remove the fat cap)
2-3 tbsp Amanda's No-So-Secret Dry rub *recipe below*
1 onion, sliced into rings
1 c of your favourite barbeque sauce (I use a 1/2 cup Bull's Eye Hickory and a 1/2 cup of Diana's Chicken and Rib)

Amanda's No-So-Secret Dry Rub (great on chicken, pork, steaks and burgers!)
1 tbsp garlic powder
1 tbsp onion powder
1 tbsp packed brown sugar
1/2 tbsp smoked paprika
1/2 tbsp smoked chipotle powder
2 tbsp seasoned salt
1/2 tbsp dried parsley
1/2 tbsp ground ginger

1. Rub the pork shoulder with 2-3 tbsp (or enough to fully cover the shoulder) of the dry rub and allow to "marinate" over night wrapped up in the fridge.
2. Slice the onion (can be done the night before to save time in the morning) and spread out rings over the bottom of your slow cooker.
3. Place the pork shoulder on top of the onions and pour barbeque sauce over the meat.
4. Cover and set your slower cooker to low and allow to cook for at least 8 hours.
5. When the meat is fork tender (it falls apart when you stick a fork in it) remove the shoulder from the crockpot and place on a cutting board. Remove the fat cap, any string and other large pieces of fat and discard.
6. Using 2 forks pull the meat apart into stringy sections and return to the crockpot.
7. Lightly butter rolls and grill or toast until light brown.
8. Top buns with pulled pork, cooked onions and a bit of additional barbeque sauce and serve!

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enjoy,